The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-03-19
A MATCH.

lux s41e Couiu say o aye 90 ana BE-
gin oil YER again, like Alice in Wonder.
land. Her cousin was a tall and hand
some fellow, who had been out West for
a year and who had returned for a short
vacation before no finally settled out
thcre. A email bow-legged bullpup Of ex.
tremely ferocious aspect, had closely fol.
lowed him into the room and now eat
blinking at the flies that buzzed swiftly
around his nose.
II didn't expect you 90 Roon !; are you
going to stay long?"- Kate asked, finally.
"Just long enough to take a look at the
old places and say goodbye to my friends.
By the way, who was that I saw in the
garden as I came?"
"Mr. Greystone? ?" suggested Kate.
"Whatl not Greystone, the .self.made
millionaire"
"Yep, indeed. And, Arthur, do you
know"
Eyes, Kate"
HE has just asked mo to marry him."
you tell himT -.
"Ihave not given him my answer, yet"
in q faltering tone.
"Oh, indeed Undecided, I suppose ?"
swell, Tve-been thinking about it."
Arthur looked out Of the window and
poked bis cane meditatively into the bull
pups ribs. The pup looked reproachfully
at him, ba. Aeps ns sentiments to him.
sell.
HE is an old friend of ours, and Ire
spect him highly" che continued.
Arthur atill gazsd awayinto the distance.
She began to grow impatient.
"Have you anything against him 2" she
asked, sharply. 4ar
"Me? Oh, no! Scarcely knew him, in
fact. Soit's q settled thing, them :
"Why, Arthur, OF course not! He is
going to Gull for his answer in lust an
hour-that ia, an hour from the time he
left me-" 't7
I'm that case I suppose you wish to be
alone while you make up your mind?"
"Sit down, Arthur, and don't be q goose.
Why, you haven't told me anything at all
about yourself yet"
""Let us settle this question OF getting
married first. The hour will soon be up,
l suppose. Now, in the first place, were
you thinking Of getting married before Mr..
Greystone made his offer ?"
"No." she answered, beginning to laugh.
EXACTLY. l see. He first suggested the
subject to you. Made some pretty strong
arguments, I suppose, in his own favor-if
l may AJAX, that IT,"
""Well, no, he did not. In fact, he didn't
say much, anyway"
"Just So. Well, let us consider the ad.
vantages and disadvantages of getting
married. Think how much pleasure you
would have to give up. Nobody carea for
an old. married woman, you see; and
while the young folks are enjoying them.
selves you will be at home taking care OF
oil ten or q dozen young c~hildren"-he
he tried to mention q good average mum.
ber-"and then your husband is Just as
likely as not 10 treat y~ou.badly, you know,
take to drinking and all that sort of thing,
and you would have to get q divorce and
have your name in all the papers,"
Here he became somewhat excited, and
punctuated his remarks with his stick on
the diminuIiye tail Of his lonH.sutlering
canine, who gave a yelp Of dismay, and
! went and 10y down near the door.
"And then the servants would be just
as likely az not TO strike, somo day, and
leave you with the whole house to take
care OIL am s%uppoe;ng your husband to
be rich, you know-audt then where would
you be? And then you would probably
have some hofrid sistera.in'law, who would
turn up their noses at you"
THAT will do" said Kate, rising and
| walking toward the window. "Yon have
decided me. I shall live and die an old
maid"
"And you will say No to old Grey.
stone, will your"
"Yea, and everybody elae."
"Oh, we'll, hold on there's time enough
to think OF that aiterward. Sit down. again
just a minute, Cousin Kate. I I'm going
away, you know"
ayes, I know, and I shall be very sorry
to have you Co."
"Will you, really?
certainly"
."I suppose, now, you might write to q
fellow once in 8 while. You're going to
be an old maid, you know, so that will be
all right"
"Yes; but OF course you will have a
wife before long, some"
"Of course not!"
"Oh! Then yon believe in single bless.
edness for yourself, too?
"Well-ah-no, not exactly, Kate; but,
you see that L."
"YeB2"
"l'm acquainted with q girl, you know,
but Pm not exactly certain what she
thinks Of me-"
l"Ob I understand"
Sand under such circumstances, Kate
confidential, you know--what would
you advise me to do in the matter ?"
swell, I don't know. Arthur. What do
you think OF the lady?"
II love her! !" he said.
She drew a long breath and lay back in
one corner OF the sofa. Her cousin went
on. looking at the carpet between his
feet. {
eyes, I love hor. But she's 1910
much above me, you know, that I
wouldn't think OF daring to tell her,"
"Why not, Arthur"
"Kate,"h said, in a hollow, iar.away
voice, ..perhspa il I told you who she was
you could answer me better"
eyes, Arthur" she replied, her breath
coming short and quick. "Who is It,"
He tried to speak, but there was o lump
in histhroat. He put his arm around her
waist. however, and took her hand, and
bent over her, and
Justthen the little bull ppp jumped up
and began to bark furiously; the door
opened, and in walked Mr.. Greystone, but
stopped short In amaxement,
swell, upon my wordln was all he
conld say.
REv. JONI s~eARLErr, East Orange, N. j.,